Seven Steps to Happier Living

Step One: Affirm that Life is meant to be a JOYFUL experience.

You might have to just assume this concept is true. Fake it till you make it! Try on this attitude and see what difference it makes in your life and your experiences. Part of being happy in a very strange and complex world, is trusting that there is a divine purpose and reason for all of this insanity and misery.

This world is a schoolhouse and we are all students in it. We are here with free will to do as we please and we are not interrupted by the divine as we learn from the results of our actions and choices.

If you can accept the idea that there is a way to be happy in spite of all the so-called negative events that happen in the world, you will be able to create a life that is not only happy, but joyous.

Step Two: Accept that You are a Divine Spirit with a Divine Mission.

We are all created equal on a spiritual basis. We are all divine spirits of holy origin. However, on the physical/material plane of life, this third dimension reality, we are vastly different and unequal in talents, skills, knowledge, physical attributes, and mental faculties, ad infinitum.

Since we are all so different in so many ways, there is obviously an individual design for each life of each soul born on this planet. The gifts you came in with are the gifts you are to give to the planet. Many people die with their gift ungiven, or as some say, “their song, unsung.” Due to various circumstances they have either hidden their specialness or were unaware of their unique qualities.

So, it is a matter of taking stock of what you came in with. List all of your attributes and all of your challenges and look deep into your heart for your passion. What is it you want to accomplish and/or experience in this wonderful material dimension of life?

My personal thought is that we are all here to experience the divine energy of the force of the universe (God) and allow that magnificent energy to course through us and direct our actions, thoughts and experience. We are the lips, hands, feet of the most holy. To allow and surrender to this power in living our lives is to be of the greatest service to mankind.

Step Three: Commit Yourself to being the Solution, instead of the Problem.

Whatever place you find yourself in at this moment, whatever your race, age, gender, nationality, you can turn things around to suit you better if you do not experience the happiness you desire. Start doing something for someone else. Get out of your own way. Happiness is a by-product of action. It creeps up on you when you least expect it.

Involvement in life and doing what is before you is critical. We put forth effort to clear our thinking and change circumstances by creating better thoughts and watching our thought processes. Setting goals, even small ones at first, are necessary so you can monitor your progress. We need measured results or we don’t feel that we are going anywhere.

Problems in our life are easily corrected when we take full responsibility for their existence in our lives due to our vibrational output of attraction. Raising our vibration is of the utmost importance. Meditation, nature walks, contemplation and prayer for assistance from those in higher realms can help raise our consciousness and vibrational frequency.

When we see and own our own divinity (“we are a chip off of the old block,” as they say) and focus on the divinity in all other people, events and places, we will be the human beings that we were meant to be. Fully operational, fully lit, fully divine.

I AM OPEN AND READY TO RECEIVE THE DIVINE PURPOSE FOR MY LIFE. I AM READY TO GIVE UP EXCUSES AND TO POUR FORTH EFFORT TO COMPLETE MY CHOSEN MISSION HERE ON EARTH.

Step Four: Open up to Changes in your life. Be Adventuresome.

Develop courage and let go of fearful projections about what might or might not happen. Get ready to rock and roll! Your life is going to go through changes…the new thoughts that you are thinking are going to produce change and very rapid change at that! Manifestation happens at a much faster rate than say 20 or 30 years ago. The vibration on the planet has sped up and our thinking produces results sometimes within minutes of thinking the thought.

Be a gatekeeper of your thoughts. Be careful of what you entertain in your mind. It is real and has an effect on your life. When the negatives and “downer” thoughts appear cancel them out or say the word, “transmute”…do not give them space or room in your mind.

The “Atom Bomb” of energy that is within you and always has been in you, but covered by depression, lack of spiritual knowledge and unawareness of your holiness, is about to explode into action!

You can become quite uneasy at the rush of energy and the waves of new thoughts that enter your mind. Be strong, be courageous, and know that your higher self and your spiritual guides have you quite within their sights! They will not let you fail or stumble any longer. You are now walking the holy path of your spiritual journey home. Get plenty of rest, good food, and good water and fill your mind with higher thought through reading, listening to uplifting audio books, music, meditating and living life from your heart center.

Don’t drop the ball when the opportunities start to knock on your door. As they say, face the fear and do it anyway. You are destined for greatness and insecurity and fear have to be released to the nothingness from which they came. If you want your life to stay the same without the changes that are destined to happen through your new thinking processes, then you will have to live the life you are living at present. It is your choice.

Step Five: Go Easy on Yourself and Others. Treat Yourself and Others as the VIPs you are.

Treat yourself with the love and tenderness that you would imagine a holy master, whoever that might be to you, i.e., Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, Mohammed, Babaji, St. Therese, etc. would treat you, if you were in their presence. Gentleness is compassion, which is love, in action.

When we treat ourselves with kindness and gentleness, and realize we will never in all of eternity be separated from our self, we are then on the way to winning at the game of happiness. When we become our most supportive friend, we then can be supportive to others in a very real way. It is a matter of honoring ourselves and realizing that we are indeed holy beings of great worth, no matter what our past has been or what our present circumstances are.

Another concept to “try on” and practice, is that we are not alone on our journey here on earth. We are surrounded at all times by spiritual beings from many realms that support us and are there for us. We must ask them for their help as they cannot “butt into” our life experiences. At first this might seem strange, to imagine disembodied beings surrounding us and being very aware of our thoughts and our experiences. However, when this idea is realized and you begin communication through addressing them and actually talking out loud to them, you will be reassured of their integrity and loving support in your life.

Step Six: Live in the Now as often as you can.

Living in the now, means full attention on whatever you are involved with or doing. No daydreaming while you are driving your car. No thinking of Hawaii while you are operating machinery at work. It means attention to the job at hand. When you are living fully in the now, you totally feel your experiences and remember them. If, however, you walk through your life in a trance, you will not be fully present and experience the joy of each moment. The past and the future are robbers of the precious moment we are living in. To dwell on either is to deny life as it is given to you. Each moment has a gift of joy, understanding, wisdom and a blessing.

Watch how your mind takes you off course and you find your thoughts drifting to a past experience or a future daydream while you are listening to someone speak or while you are engaged in some activity. There is a time for contemplating the past or planning the future, but not while you are preparing dinner for the children or talking with a client. Full attention is needed to feel your life. How many times do you eat your food and then realize you didn’t even taste it? That is because your mind was in the control booth and your body and taste buds were in second place.

It takes practice and attention, but is well worth the effort. You will actually have a more fulfilled sense of your life and all of its activities. To be present in the present moment is a skill well worth practicing.

Step Seven: Don’t take other peoples opinions Personally.

There is a wonderful book entitled, “What you think of me is none of my Business!” by Terry Cole-Whittaker. Most of us want others to think highly of us. We worry about what “they” think about us. “They” are also thinking about what we think of them! Isn’t this ridiculous? It is a waste of time and energy.

If we stop thinking about others and their thoughts about us, we have more time and room in our minds for positive thoughts. That’s when affirmations become our best friends! In the book, “The Game of Life and How to Play It” by Florence Scovel Shinn, there are wonderful affirmations that when repeated on a daily basis help to change the circumstances of our lives. Time spent on upgrading our thoughts and intentions will pay off in joy, happiness, abundance in all good things and lighten our days.

To change thinking patterns you need repetition of the new thoughts to overlap the old thinking. How long have you been thinking the same old thoughts that you are currently thinking? Probably years and years. You are probably totally bored with how your mind works. That is why TV has such a hold on people. We do not want to be alone with our thoughts, they are too depressing.

Most thoughts are negative tapes that we have accepted since we were children and think are the truth about us. These tapes are lies for the most part. Unwind them like unwinding a cassette tape and throw them in the garbage! Put new powerful ideas in your mind and concentrate on your worthiness and value and blessedness. Live up to your potential as an incredible human being. It is there for you if you dump the garbage and let each moment be brand new and be present.

While on your conscious journey of self-discovery and knowledge, stay committed to the task by keeping it fun and light. Don’t let stress and impatience detour you. Remember that the first step is that Life is meant to be a Joyful experience. Go easy on yourself and validate your progress. You are in process, it is a lifelong journey. It gets better and better, easier and easier. Conscious awareness of your choices, your wants, your agendas, your motives and your goals will fill your life with the joyful experiences and prosperous living that you deserve.

It’s all about waking up and acknowledging that you are a divine and powerful being with much to give and receive.

Namaste!